On 16 April, a meeting of the Certification Commission for senior coaches of Russian national teams in Deaf Sports (winter disciplines) for the 2025–2026 season was held at the office of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf.

The Commission, chaired by Viacheslav Ershov, First Vice-President of the OSFSG, included Mikhail Kolmikov, Head of the Department of Paralympic and Deaflympic Sports at the Centre for Sports Training of Russian National Teams, as well as Federation specialists.
During the session, the Commission certified senior coaches for the following Deaf Sports disciplines: Alpine skiing (Oleg Ivanov), Curling (Evgenii Tavirikov), Cross-country skiing (Sergei Krianin), Snowboarding (Pavel Diakov), Hockey (Iurii Izmailov).

The attestation process was conducted both in person and remotely. The senior coaches reported on their work during the past season and presented their plans for the upcoming year.